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BRUSH. APPucmom FILED MAY 4, I916.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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2"" all whom it may concern known that l, Goose's K. Nasasrr A, a subject of Japan,- residing; at swam, in the count or" Elan Joaquin, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes; T. do declare the it'ollowing jg to be a full, clear,

'beinghad to the accompanying wings, and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this improvements in ibbing brushes and particularly to a comution brush and soap container wherein within the body of the and be lathered frorn the same in a to, even and eii ective manner. The brush is for adaptation to classesot scrtbbing work in connection with rainilies, bs, hotels and public houses, as Well y uses tl'iroughout the world. lit used in connection with washing floors, plumbing also clothes, wood-Work, walls, fixtures, and in fact every possible use requiring soap cleanser.

The main object of the invention is to produce soap containing; brush so arranged that the soap will be -lathcred therefron'i in a smooth manner and with the least pos- 1 the soap; also one in which all the soap will be used. Often when soap is used outside of the container it chip and break into small pieces which are lost and no advantage gained fromthe use thereotwhich' of course results in "a large amount of waste. With.

my dcviceuio matter how rapidly the soap may be worn away, decreased. or chipped, every particle of it will. be passed to use "0 the brush.

rther object oi? the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for which is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement oi the parts as will fully appear by a perusal oi the following; specification and claim.

in the drawings similar characters of relerence indie .te correspondingparts in the l -views. V igure ii is a perspective view of the conr .lix' n-ush. is a. sectional View of 8 is a detached View showtorm of perforated bottom outlet Application filed May l, 1.91 6.

and exact description of the same,-

ber scrubber, or

lipc 'ification of LJettets T Patent.

Patented Dec. lift, llllilfi,

'Serial No. 95,308.

for the brush. 4 is a cr0ss-sectional the brush showing the depressions against which the soap will be frictionally engaged to aid in working it up into a lather.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the bottom frame of the brush which is substantially rectangular and made up of any desired material. Across the under side of this frame 1 ll pro vide a bottom plate vided with slight de iressions 3 which terminate in perforations 41'. These depressions 3 form a rough surface against which the soap will be irictionally engaged to aid in working it up into a lather Q21 the outside of the perforated plate 2 is provided the bottom friction brush This brush may be oit'sponge, bristles, rubsnalze-gourd. @1 all. of these the snake-gourd is perhaps the most adaptable mate ial for the lathering purpose as git is soii'ter than the bristle brush and harder than the sponge, and consequently when applied. is smoother and more suitable for the surfaces over which it may be passed lit will likewise have a much. less wearing effect on clothes than When the clothes are scrubbed against the now commonly corrugated washing boards.

The sides 6 are of flexible material such as cloth or the like, and are connected at their upper ends with an upper frame 7 which is likewise rectangular, one of its sides being" provided with a li -shaped recess 8 and other side being an upwardly i11- clined side, as at t.

The upper side 10 oi the brush is removable and is provided with a. pointed side 11 and sloping side 12 arranged for engagn'ient with the sides 8 and 9 respectively in order to make a tight joint. The ll-shaped recess 8 locks the top 10 on one side and the oppositc side is held in place by a, turnable clip 13 controlled by a thumb screw 14. The underside of the cover 10 is provided with friction material 15 similar to the material 5. The soap 1G is placed Within the coin tainer and normally rests between thcnnr terial l5 and the perforated bottom 2.

ll heri it is desired to use the brush the entire structure is preferably dipped into a receptacle containing warm water which This plate 2 is probrush it Will bring the friction material 15 use, still in practice this will. be much into contact with the soap and cause it to engage the perforated bottom 2 and by moving the same back atith forth this will lather up the soap which lather will pass out the perforated plate 2. anti through the friction member 5 where it will still be further lathered in a smooth, even and effective manner. This lather can be applied by the brush against any of the various materials to be cleaned as set forth in the preamble to this specification.

The device will be especially useful for general toilet purposes such as the bath and I massage and can be used to good advantage on delicate skins for applying the soap lather thereto. Further the brush can be used in place of the now commonly used corrugated wash board by putting the cloth to be WEShGCillPOIl a plain board and rub bing my improved brush over the same, and it will be fbundfio be far superior both tfrom an economical standpoint and as-a labor saving device, and will do a mu h superior quality of work in that respect due to the fact that the lather will be applied evenly over the cloth and not in chips or thick masses of the soap as is the-bommon experience when using the ordinary corrugated washboard.

The container described can take any form of soap either liquid powder, chips, crushed or bar, or in fact any form which the container can reasonably receive.

While I have set forth herein a fewof themany advantages of the device, and the great saving which will be effected by its greater than can be possibly described in a concise specification of this character and I merely state that its many uses and ad vantages in saving will be readily apparent by a careful perusal of the specification and drawings as herein set forth.

From the foregoing description it will readily be seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

lVhile this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A brush comprising two opposed heads,-

one head being perforated, flexible sides connecting the heads and arranged to allow a free movement each head toward or laterally of the other, such sides forming a, receptacle between the heads for the reception of a cleansing material, the free movement of the heads allowing them to he moved toward each other to be closed in against said material and then. oscillated laterally to work the material into a lather and force it through the perforated head.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE K. NAKASli-llllfii. 

